Chapter 183: Ten Halls of the Underworld
The understanding of Hades is different in various places, although the ancient and modern times have the same physique and legends, but in a certain sense, the Hades of the two places are indeed different, but when Su Ling was in the twilight city, he noticed that if the two places were to be connected, they were actually the same, such as the origin and meaning of the legendary Hades.
Yama is a short translation of ancient Sanskrit, originally the lord of the underworld in Hindu mythology, after the rise of Buddhism, absorbed Yama, as the ghost king of Buddhism.
The Tang Dynasty monk Hui Lin's "All the Sutras and Yinyi" volume 5 said that the king of Yama, also known as the king of equality, was in charge of the karma of life, death, sin, and blessing, managing the eight hot and eight cold hells and other attached small hells, leading the ghosts and pawns in the five realms of hell, hungry ghosts, livestock, people, and heaven, hunting down sinners, judging evil, etc.
The Yama belief is associated with the introduction of Buddhism, but it has long been localized.
According to the Buddhist scriptures, King Yama was originally the king of the ancient Indian kingdom of Bisha.
But among the people, the main people who became Yama after his death were Han Baohu, Yan Anzhi, Xuan Huilian, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Lin Heng and others.
Han Baohu was a fierce general of the Sui Dynasty, and Yan Anzhi and Xu Huilian were Tang people.
At that time, there was a saying that "the righteousness of a man is the death of an underworld".
In the Sui and Tang dynasties, in addition to integrity, the standard of being a dark official, that is, Yama, was strictness, loyalty, and filial piety.
Yan Anzhi was Jing Zhaoyin when he was Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, "He is known as strong and bright, and the people are afraid of him."
"Xu Huilian is filial to his father and has "Zhixing", and was ordained by God as the "master of the command" of the king of Yama.
In the Song Dynasty, Yama was appointed by famous ministers, and they were all famous ministers with backbone, deeds, upright and honest, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Lin Heng, etc. were all Song people.
Among these five people, Lin Heng had a lower name and died while serving as the governor of Xiuzhou.
According to the first volume of Hong Mai's "Yijian Bingzhi", he "lived as a eunuch in his life, and took responsibility for himself with fierceness and evil".
is a brave and daring Qing official.
It is worth pointing out that Bao Zhengzhi is a Qing official and is the most praised by the people, and he, as the king of Hades, is also the most widely circulated among the people.
Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others died as Yama, and the folk circulation was not widespread, but Bao Zhengzhi was the king of Yama, and women and children knew it.
Not only that, folklore says that when Bao Gong was alive, he began to manage the affairs of the underworld, the so-called "day breaks the world, and night breaks the underworld".
Legend has it that Bao Gong has a "fairy pillow", and as long as he rests his head on this fairy pillow, he can enter the underworld.
After the death of Bao Gong and other Qing officials, the folklore of Yama is very interesting, and the king of Yama is the supreme lord of the underground world, and according to common sense, it should correspond to the emperor of the yang world.
However, in our country, I have not heard of any human emperor who became the king of Hades after his death, and the existence of the king of Hades was originally a civil arrangement.
The common people cannot choose the emperor of the yang world, but they can choose the lord of the underworld.
So, is the legend of the Qing official being Yama a tortuous reflection of the people in the past who did not like the high emperor?
Folklore, stories and related folk beliefs must contain the values and emotional demands of the people, the folk belief in Hades and the legend of Bao Gong and other Qing officials as Hades, in addition to showing the people's affirmation and admiration for the Qing officials, and even worship, obviously also show the people's dissatisfaction with the bureaucratic system in the world at that time, the real society where corrupt officials were rampant and justice was difficult to enforce; It reflects the people's hope and pursuit of a fair and just society.
However, the real world is not good, and I hope that the world after death will be dominated by iron-faced and selfless upright officials, and the helplessness and weakness of the people can also be seen here.
The lord of hell, Yama, is known to everyone, and the folk call it King Yama, or Yama King, or Yama King, Yama Lord. Yama is a short translation of ancient Sanskrit, originally the lord of the underworld in Hindu mythology, after the rise of Buddhism, absorbed Yama, as the ghost king of Buddhism.
The Tang Dynasty monk Hui Lin's "All the Sutras and Yinyi" volume 5 said that the king of Yama, also known as the king of equality, was in charge of the karma of life, death, sin, and blessing, managing the eight hot and eight cold hells and other attached small hells, leading the ghosts and pawns in the five realms of hell, hungry ghosts, livestock, people, and heaven, hunting down sinners, judging evil, etc. The Yama faith is related to the introduction of Buddhism, but it has long been sinicized. According to the Buddhist scriptures, King Yama was originally the king of the ancient Indian kingdom of Bisha. But in the Chinese folk, the main people who became Yama after his death were Han Baohu, Yan Anzhi, Xuan Huilian, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Lin Heng and others.
Han Baohu was a fierce general of the Sui Dynasty, and Yan Anzhi and Xu Huilian were Tang people. At that time, there was a saying that "the righteousness of a man is the death of an underworld". In the Sui and Tang dynasties, in addition to integrity, the standard of being a dark official, that is, Yama, was strictness, loyalty, and filial piety. Yan Anzhi was Jing Zhaoyin when he was Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, "He is known as strong and bright, and the people are afraid of him." "Xu Huilian is filial to his father and has "Zhixing", and was ordained by God as the "master of the command" of the king of Yama.
In the Song Dynasty, Yama was appointed by famous ministers, and they were all famous ministers with backbone, deeds, upright and honest, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Lin Heng, etc. were all Song people. Among these five people, Lin Heng had a lower name and died while serving as the governor of Xiuzhou. According to the first volume of Hong Mai's "Yijian Bingzhi", he "lived as a eunuch in his life, and took responsibility for himself with fierceness and evil". is a brave and daring Qing official. It is worth pointing out that Bao Zhengzhi is a Qing official and is the most praised by the people, and he, as the king of Hades, is also the most widely circulated among the people.
Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others died as Yama, and the folk circulation was not widespread, but Bao Zhengzhi was the king of Yama, and women and children knew it. Not only that, folklore says that when Bao Gong was alive, he began to manage the affairs of the underworld, the so-called "day breaks the world, and night breaks the underworld". Legend has it that Bao Gong has a "fairy pillow", and as long as he rests his head on this fairy pillow, he can enter the underworld.
After the death of Bao Gong and other Qing officials, the folklore of Yama is very interesting, and the king of Yama is the supreme lord of the underground world, and according to common sense, it should correspond to the emperor of the yang world. However, in our country, I have not heard of any human emperor who became the king of Hades after his death, and the existence of the king of Hades was originally a civil arrangement. The common people cannot choose the emperor of the yang world, but they can choose the lord of the underworld. So, is the legend of the Qing official being Yama a tortuous reflection of the people in the past who did not like the high emperor?
Folklore, stories and related folk beliefs must contain the values and emotional demands of the people, the folk belief in Hades and the legend of Bao Gong and other Qing officials as Hades, in addition to showing the people's affirmation and admiration for the Qing officials, and even worship, obviously also show the people's dissatisfaction with the bureaucratic system in the world at that time, the real society where corrupt officials were rampant and justice was difficult to enforce; It reflects the people's hope and pursuit of a fair and just society.
However, the real world is not good, and I hope that the world after death will be dominated by iron-faced and selfless upright officials, and the helplessness and weakness of the people can also be seen here. A certain gentleman "mourned their misfortune and was angry with them" to the people in the past, and the "misfortune" and "indisputability" of the people in the past were also fully expressed in their Yama faith.
There is a belief in hell, and everyone knows that Yama, the lord of hell, is known to the people, and the people are called King Yama, or Lord Yama, and King Yama. Yama is a short translation of ancient Sanskrit, originally the lord of the underworld in Hindu mythology, after the rise of Buddhism, absorbed Yama, as the ghost king of Buddhism.
The Tang Dynasty monk Hui Lin's "All the Sutras and Yinyi" volume 5 said that the king of Yama, also known as the king of equality, was in charge of the karma of life, death, sin, and blessing, managing the eight hot and eight cold hells and other attached small hells, leading the ghosts and pawns in the five realms of hell, hungry ghosts, livestock, people, and heaven, hunting down sinners, judging evil, etc.
The Yama faith is related to the introduction of Buddhism, but it has long been sinicized.
According to the Buddhist scriptures, King Yama was originally the king of the ancient Indian kingdom of Bisha. But in the Chinese folk, the main people who became Yama after his death were Han Baohu, Yan Anzhi, Xuan Huilian, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Lin Heng and others. Han Baohu was a fierce general of the Sui Dynasty, and Yan Anzhi and Xu Huilian were Tang people. At that time, there was a saying that "the righteousness of a man is the death of an underworld".
In the Sui and Tang dynasties, in addition to integrity, the standard of being a dark official, that is, Yama, was strictness, loyalty, and filial piety. Yan Anzhi was Jing Zhaoyin when he was Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, "He is known as strong and bright, and the people are afraid of him." "Xu Huilian is filial to his father and has "Zhixing", and was ordained by God as the "master of the command" of the king of Yama.
In the Song Dynasty, Yama was appointed by famous ministers, and they were all famous ministers with backbone, deeds, upright and honest, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Lin Heng, etc. were all Song people. Among these five people, Lin Heng had a lower name and died while serving as the governor of Xiuzhou.
According to the first volume of Hong Mai's "Yijian Bingzhi", he "lived as a eunuch in his life, and took responsibility for himself with fierceness and evil".
is a brave and daring Qing official. It is worth pointing out that Bao Zhengzhi is a Qing official and is the most praised by the people, and he, as the king of Hades, is also the most widely circulated among the people.
Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others died as Yama, and the folk circulation was not widespread, but Bao Zhengzhi was the king of Yama, and women and children knew it. ”
Not only that, folklore says that when Bao Gong was alive, he began to manage the affairs of the underworld, the so-called "day breaks the world, and night breaks the underworld". Legend has it that Bao Gong has a "fairy pillow", and as long as he rests his head on this fairy pillow, he can enter the underworld.
Among the many people who have entered the throne of Hades, there is only Ye Yingsheng, who has no background and no background.
After the death of Bao Gong and other Qing officials, the folklore of Yama is very interesting, and the king of Yama is the supreme lord of the underground world, and according to common sense, it should correspond to the emperor of the yang world.
However, in our country, I have not heard of any human emperor who became the king of Hades after his death, and the existence of the king of Hades was originally a civil arrangement. The common people cannot choose the emperor of the yang world, but they can choose the lord of the underworld.
So, is the legend of the Qing official being Yama a tortuous reflection of the people in the past who did not like the high emperor?
I have also heard that the reason why Ye Shensheng was chosen for the position of Hades is also because of the origin, but most of them didn't pay much attention to it before.
However, folklore, stories and related folk beliefs must contain the values and emotional demands of the people, and the folk belief in Hades and the legend of Bao Gong and other Qing officials as Hades not only show the people's affirmation and admiration for the Qing officials, and even worship, but also obviously show the people's dissatisfaction with the bureaucratic system in the world at that time, the rampant corrupt officials, and the real society where justice is difficult to enforce; It reflects the people's hope and pursuit of a fair and just society.
However, the real world is not good, and I hope that the world after death will be dominated by iron-faced and selfless upright officials, and the helplessness and weakness of the people can also be seen here.
There are also ten halls of Yama. This statement began at the end of the Tang Dynasty. They are: King Qin Guang, King Chujiang, Emperor Song, King of Wuguan, King of Yama, King Biancheng, King Taishan, King of the City, King of Equality, and King of the Wheel. These ten kings dwell above the ten halls of hell, so they are called the ten halls of Hades.
Make up for the suffering. Whoever has attained merit and demerit and has suffered to the fullest. Too little work and too much soul. It is determined to be ugly and ugly for men and women. Where to send to the rich and poor. That is, it will be handed over (Youqu District Forget Tai) under the name of the main hall. In the midst of the dead.
Repeatedly, women pleaded and confessed that they had unavenged their teeth. Willing to be a hungry ghost. Unwilling to be human. Yeon inquired about the reason.
Most of them are daughters, or chaste women, because they are less evil in the study, or they are greedy for sex, or they are greedy for money. pretended to be coquettish and cast all kinds of good, tricked into adultery, and Xuyun did not have a wife and concubine, and vowed to be hired by the central media. Or there may be sweet deceitful maidservants. marrying as a concubine, or lying about the promise of supporting his wife. or allowing the children of her ex-husband to be raised. Mistakenly deceived. Infatuated and obedient. After the Lost Season. It's been a long delay. Contrary to evil words and ugliness. To make the father and brother conscious.
Neighbors are despicable. There is no redress. Shame seeks death. or those who die of depression know about the thieves with negative hearts. Now in the middle of the branch. This hatred is hard to get rid of. Crying and begging for permission to ask for life. Examine the truth of the matter. But it should be born and lived, and it is not yet time to end. And Yi has a grandfather's virtue is not extinguished. The aunt of this hall is a quasi-woman who holds a ticket, and her soul enters the field. Obstruction of violation. Change the name on the list. The day of the end of the day. Quasi-hook ghost enters the door to ask for his life. Still examining and judging in the first temple. If the world swears faith on April 17, it will be in accordance with the warning of the Jade Calendar. He who speaks to others of these words. In the next life, he will go to the yang world as a human being. Not to be belittled. It will not be subjected to official punishment, water, fire, physical injury, etc.
The first hall, King Jiang of Qin Guang, was born on the first day of the second month of February, specializing in the life and death of the world, governing the good and the good life, and leading the exaltation; Those who have made two halves of the merit will be sent to the tenth temple for distribution, and they will still be put into the world, and the male will be turned into a woman, and the woman will be turned into a man. Those who have more evil and less good are escorted to the high platform on the right side of the temple, called the mirror platform of evil, so that one of them can see the good and bad hearts in the world, and then they will be released from the second temple and sent to prison to suffer.
The second hall, the Chujiang Wang calendar, the first day of the first day of the third month, is in charge of the living hell, also known as the cold and ice hell of the stripping pavilion, and there are 16 small prisons, where those who hurt people's limbs in the sun, rape and steal and kill the living, push into this prison, and send them to 16 small prisons to suffer, and transfer to the third temple at the end of the period, and increase the punishment and send to prison.
The third hall, Emperor Yu of the Song Dynasty, on the eighth birthday of the first month of February, was in charge of the black rope hell, and set up 16 small prisons.
The fourth hall, the five senses Wang Lu, born on February 18, is in charge of the Great Hell, also known as the Peeling Blood Pool Hell, and there are 16 small hells, where the people of the world resist grain and rent, and those who are fraudulent in transactions are pushed into this prison, and then sentenced to suffer in a small prison, and sent to the fifth temple for inspection all day.
The fifth hall, the Yama Tianzi Bao, the eighth day of the first month of the first month, the first hall of the former residence, because of the mercy to die, repeatedly released the sun and the snow, and lowered this hall. The boss called the Great Hell, and punished the Little Hell. Those who are relieved to this temple are escorted to Wangxiangtai, so that they can hear about the family in the world, and suffer all kinds of things because of their sins, and then they are pushed into this prison, and carefully investigate what evil they have committed, and then send them to the sixteen small prisons of the heart, hook out their hearts, throw them with snake food, and put their heads on their heads (Bao Gong is good at using guillotine knives), suffer all day, and send another temple.
The sixth hall, Bian Cheng Wang Bi, was born on the eighth day of the first month of March, and the head shouted for the great hell, and the city of death in vain, and set up 16 small prisons. Those who disobey and are unfilial will be divided by two little ghosts with a saw. Anyone in the world who complains about heaven and earth, and weeps for drowning in the north, will be sent to this prison. If you investigate the incident, you will also be punished by beating with an iron cone and burning your tongue. He suffered again in a small prison, and he was transferred to the seventh temple all day long, and then checked whether there was any other evil.
The seventh hall, Taishan Wang Dong, was born on March 27, and the head of the hot and annoying hell, also known as the grinding meat sauce hell, and set up 16 small prisons. Those who take the remains of the world and combine the medicine and leave the relatives will be sent to this prison. Sending a small prison again. After suffering for a long time, he was transferred to the eighth temple and sent to prison for investigation. In addition, anyone who steals, makes false accusations, extorts, or kills for money will be punished by the oil pot.
The eighth hall, the city Wang Huang, was born on the first day of the fourth month, and was in charge of the great hell of great heat and annoyance, also known as the hell of the annoyed pot, and set up 16 small prisons. Anyone who is unfilial in the world and makes his parents and aunts depressed and troubled will be thrown into this prison. Then he was handed over to the small prisons for additional punishment, and he suffered so much that he was handed over to the ninth temple, and he was changed into a beast forever.
The ninth hall, the equal king Lu, was born on the eighth day of the fourth month, and was in charge of the iron network of Fengdu City, and set up 16 small prisons. Those who kill people in the Yang world, set fires, and behead the Fa-rectification, are sent to the main hall, and they are punished with hollow copper stakes, chained their hands and feet, fanned the fire, burned their hearts and livers, and were punished in hell with their hair. Until the victims were reincarnated one by one, Fang Zhun proposed that the six realms (Heavenly Dao, Humane, Asura Dao, Animal Dao, Hungry Ghost Dao, and Hell Dao) occur in the tenth hall.
The tenth hall, the wheel king Xue, was born on April 17, and he was in charge of solving ghosts in each hall, distinguishing between good and evil, approving the level, and sending the four major states to reincarnate. Men and women are dying, rich and poor, and they are listed in detail one by one, and the first hall is registered every month. Whoever has done the most evil deeds will be made to become an egg and a fetus, and he will die in the twilight of his life, and after his sins are fulfilled, he will return to life and be reborn in a barbarian land. Whoever is sent to reincarnate is ordered to be escorted to the god Meng Po, and he is drunk and drunk, and he is poured into the soup, so that he forgets the things of his previous life.
In fact, in the underworld, if only the Hades King is allowed to hold all the powers, the entire underworld will be a mess, in fact, it is also understandable why the Hades King is so hasty in this matter, I am afraid that it is also because the people behind the scenes know that there are ten halls in charge and there is nothing big about it.